David Devoe Email & Phone Number

Chicago, US

Business development leader, managing key relationships, working with retail partners, as well as handling strategic manufacturers overseas.

Wilmington, DE, US

• North American Marketing Manager for Teflon(r) Brand nonstick coatings in consumer products:Directed business initiatives and strategic relationships with leading cookware manufacturers, marketers and key retail.
• Developed and executed a 5 year marketing strategy and integrated global strategic account plan increasing branded share of shelf from 13% to 17%.
• Instituted differentiated pricing strategy to gain share in branded and unbranded markets. Delivered over $2.0 million in new revenue.
• Modeled the North America cookware retail landscape identifying over $5.0 million in new opportunities. Updated channel sales strategy enabling capture of 33% of the opportunities identified.
• Led a cross functional team of marketing, technical and legal experts to win a National Advertising Division case, against a predatory competitor making false and misleading claims.
• Led communications team in developing content and executing online marketing PR campaigns. Achieved 500,000 visitors annually to our web properties and over 100,000 fans on Facebook. Achieved 300% increase in positive.

Wilmington, DE, US

• Top Line Growth Project Leader for Teflon(r) Fluoropolymers and nonstick coatings
• Led global cross functional team of regulatory, technology, sales, marketing, sourcing, and supply chain experts converting 175 products to a more sustainable chemistry platform, in 22 months.
• Drove $5 million in new revenue annually for over 3 years, serving as Global Growth process leader. Led disciplined stage gate process delivering 70 % CAGR.
• Directed financial analysis to estimate global value of Teflon® brand for business investment decisions.
• Trained, mentored and certified six sigma black belts and green belts.
• Managed six Rapid Market and Value Assessments to establish new market value/product value propositions.

Wilmington, DE, US

• Market and Sales Development Leader for the Micropowder business
• Led global micropowder business over 4 year period with CAGR of 16%. During this time, grew business from $11 million to over $20 million.
• Conducted market research identifying $5 million in new business.
• Directed three new product introductions targeted for the oil and paint markets resulting in over $2 million in high margin business (VM>70%).
• Built and managed Top 10 sales accounts, as well as sales manager of a distributor network of 40 staff.
• Helped create brand “delinking” strategy. Separated Teflon® brand name from the product enabling increased brand leverage, leading to new licensing revenues in excess of $1 million.